{"id":30793,"date":"2023-06-06T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T01:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&p=30793"},"modified":"2023-06-05T15:23:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T09:53:36","slug":"speech-matters-scholar-nathan-mallipeddi-is-revolutionising-the-support-system-for-stutterers","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/speech-matters-scholar-nathan-mallipeddi-is-revolutionising-the-support-system-for-stutterers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech matters: Scholar Nathan Mallipeddi is revolutionising the support system for stutterers"},"content":{"rendered":"

(June 6, 2023)<\/strong> It was 2015, and a young Nathan V. Mallipeddi was standing in a bowl-shaped auditorium, in front of an assembly of esteemed professors, teachers, and peers, awaiting his momentous science project presentation. As he stood there, the weight of expectation pressing upon his shoulders, he took a deep breath, ready to present the culmination of his intellectual prowess. But, when the scholar opened his mouth, he couldn’t even speak his name.<\/p>\n

“I just froze,” Nathan said in an interview. As the minutes ticked by, an intense silence hung in the air. However, the scholar shared, “Eventually, I got it out and then the rest of the presentation was a little bit tough.” And this became a turning point in Nathan’s life, who took matters into his own hand, to not just help himself but all those who struggle with a stutter. In 2017, the Global Indian<\/em><\/a> is the Founder and CEO of Myspeech<\/a>, a global nonprofit organisation that uses technology to group people who stutter into treatment groups.<\/p>\n

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Recognising his work and that of his organisation’s, President Joe Biden quite recently wrote a letter to the Harvard Medical School, stating, “Growing up, I stuttered. I remember the pain, dread, and fear of speaking in front of a group or even to another person, but I also learned that when you persevere in the face of struggle, you will be stronger for it. And the efforts of Myspeech will help so many people persevere. You will help change people\u2019s lives for the better.”<\/p>\n

Rising above the challenges<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Nathan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to parents who had immigrated from India, in search of better job prospects. However, the family had to make a tough decision to send the scholar to live with his grandparents in Andhra Pradesh for three years. Upon reuniting with his parents in the San Jose Bay Area, Nathan developed a profound admiration for their unwavering courage and the strength of thriving immigrant communities.<\/p>\n